Bottle cap and sifter



I R. POWER AND J. G. RIES BOTTLE CAP AND SIFTER.

' APPLICATION FILED JULY 8. 1-921.

1,420,861. Patented Jime 27, 19227 UNITED ,STATES PATENT orrice.

ROBERT PORTER AND JOHN G. RIES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BOTTLE CAP AND sIFTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J unc 27, 1922.

Application filed July 8, 1921'. SeriaI'N'o. 4s3,204.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that. we, ROBERT PORTER and JOHN G. Russ, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bottle Caps.

devices are all right when the entire contents of the bottle is to be taken out at one time, but are very objectionable when only a part is to be removed and particularly so in case of bottles containing ground spices and non-gaseous liquids, suchfor instance as bluing, when it is desirable to shake out only a small portion of the contents.

The object of this invention is to provide a cap of this type with additional equipment by the aid .o-f which the full sealing effect of the ordinary cap is maintained until such time as the purchaser of the bottle and contents desires to begin to use i the contents and in which thereafter part of the contents may be removed at a time and the balance maintained within the bottle under fairly effective seal during the time the remaining contents are in the process of being 'used up.

The invention consists in mechanism capable of accom lishing the foregoing objects, which can e easily and cheaply made, which is satisfactory in use and is not readily liable to get out of order. More particularly the inventionconsists in many features and details of construction to be hereafter more fullyset forth'in the specification and claims.

Referring to the drawings in which like numerals designate the same parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a crown cap equipped with mechanism illustrating this invention in its preferred form.

Figures 2, 3, and 4 are perspective views of essential parts in the device of Figure 1, separated one from the other.

Figure 5 is a sectional detail view of the mechanism of Figure 1.

In preparing a device of this invention a normal metal crown cap 10 having the fluted edge 12, is taken and provided with a central perforation l4 and an angular curved perforation 16 extending'approximately one quarter of the way around the circumference of the upper surface of the cap. Pivoted to the cap 10 on a suitable pivot pin 18, passing through a perforation 14, is a circular plate 20 preferably provided at one side with the handle 22.

This plate 20 is provided with a central perforation 24 by means of which it is journaled on the pin 18. At one side of the central perforation 24 and about the same distance therefrom as the perforation 16 in the cap 10 is from the perforation 14, there is a series of other perforations, preferably consisting of one relatively large perforation 26, through which pieces of material of comparatively large size can pass and a plurality of other small perforations 28, preferably of about the proper size for the passage of salt or pepper. These perforations 26 and 28 are SO located that when thecover 20 is in the position shown in Figure 1, none of these perforations are 'in register with the perforations 16, in the cap 10, but that by taking hold of the handle 22 and partially rotating the plate 20, the set of perforations 28 or the single perforation 26 may be selectively brought into register with the perforation 16.

Inside the cap 10 is placed a cork sheet or washer 30 of normal thickness and construction except that it is desirable, although not necessary that it be marked with partial cuts or indentations 32 outlining a perspective perforation 34 registering with the perforation 16 in the cap 10.

The parts thus far described assembled as shown in the drawings are placed over the edge 36 of the bottle 38 inthe usual manner. The cork 30 seals any contents which may have been previously placed in the bottle in the ordinaryway. The parts are left in this condition until a bottle and its contents has passed through the hands of the wholesale and the retail'dealer into the hands of the ultimate purchaser who desires to remove some of the contents.

When this last situation arises, a user simply takes hold of handle 22 and rotates cover 20 until perforation 26 is in register with the prepared portion 32-34 of the cover 30. He then takes any sort of an instrument and punches out thecork portion inside the marks 32, thus making a prepared portion 3 through which material from the bottle may pass. Having once thus perforated the cork, the operator can by moving the plate 20 so that the perforation 26 is in register with the perforation 34: Within the cork, which is itself in register with perforation 16 in the cap, shake a large quantity or stream of the contents from the bottle through the perforation 26. Similarly, the operator can, by moving the small perforations 28 into register with the prepared perforation in the cork, shake out small sprays or other quantities of material through the openings 28.

lVhen the operator does not desire to remove any such material from the interior of the bottle he has only to turn the cover 20 until neither of the set of perforations, 26'or Q8 register with the perforation in the cork, whereupon a reasonably effective seal of the contents is maintained until such time as he desires to remove some more of such contents from the bottle.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A bottle cap mechanism comprising a normally unperforated cork plate for closing a bottle neck opening, a metal crown cap over the cork for clamping it to abottle neck. there being inthe top of the cap an opening extending part way around the center of the cap, a plate over the top of the cap pivoted to its center and provided at one side of the center with one or more perforations adapted to be moved, by rotation of the plate into and out of register with the perforation in the cap, and preparations for an opening in the cork plate registering with ter of the cap, a plate over the top of the I cap rotatable with reference to the cap and provided at one side with one or more per forations adapted to be moved by rotation of the plate into and out of register with the perforation in the cap, and preparations for an opening in the cork plate registering with the perforation in the cap, adapted to be easily punched out by the ultimate user of the device for the purposes set forth.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names.

. JOHN G. RIES. Witnesses:

M. H. HALLENBECK, CELIA KEIM.

ROBERT PoRrER. 

